STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.-- A woman went into labor Thursday morning on the Staten Island Ferry heading to Manhattan, surprising passengers and deckhands.

The child was not born on the boat, the Guy V. Molinari, a spokesman
for the city Department of Transportation said. The Molinari departed
from the St. George Ferry Terminal at 9:30 a.m., and no other details
were available from that agency.

The city Fire Department confirmed that the woman went into labor, and the call came into the department at 9:41 a.m.

Upon docking at the Whitehall Ferry Terminal, an ambulance then transported the woman to Beth Israel Medical Center, the fire department said. No other details were available at this time.